Photographic-film washer.



R. P. TROXLER. PHOTOGRAPHIG FILM WASHER. APPLIUATION FILED JULY 22,1910.

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nrromm Patented Aug} 13, 1912.

ROBERTF. TROXLER, 0F EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

PHOTOGRAPHIC-FILM WASHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

Application filed July 22, 1910. Serial No. 573,240.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ronnnr F. Tnoxnnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and State ofIndiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in PhotographiclfilmlVashers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain useful improvements in photographicfilm washers, the object being to provide a-film washer which isexceedingly simple and cheap in construction, and one in which thefixing solution will be thoroughlywashcd from the film without anydanger of injuring the film in any way by handling the same.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a film washer in theform of a nozzle in which one end of a film is adapted to that waterpassbe secured in such a manner ing through the nozzl will be deliveredupon both sides of the film in order to thorough'ly wash the same.

Another object of nozzle servingthe purpose film from curling when theed in an inverted position.

of preventing the lVith these objects in view, the inventionspecification :-Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved film washershowing the film in position to be washed. Fig. 2 is an end elevation.Fig. 3 is a transverse section. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a modifiedform. In carrying out my improved invention, I employ a nozzlecomprising a cylindrical body .A provided with an enlargement B, havinga nipple O to which is connected a piece of rubber hose E which isadapted to be connected to a spigot or any other-suitable water supply,and when in use I preferably connect the same to a spigot of a bath tub,it of course being understood that my invention is to provide a filmwasher which can be used to dry the film after the same has been washed,the

same is suspendthe same can be used in any way desired. The body isprovi d with a longitudinal slot having flangeo edges forming spacedclamping members G which are provided with openings registering with oneanother, and through which pins H are adapted to pass for securing the,end of the film I between the same, placing the nozzle in a suitablesupport such as a bracket, the film will be held insuch a manner thatwhen the water is turned on it will pass through the nozzle and bedistributed upon both sides of the film so as to remove the chemicaltherefrom.

After the film has been thoroughly washed the flexible tube is detachedfrom the nozzle, and aclip attached to the lower end of the film whichis supported by a suitable bracket, whereby the nozzle will act as a andit will beseen, that by weight in order to hold the film when suspended,so as to preventthe same from curling.

While I have shown a nozzle constructed to hold one film, it of coursebeing understood that by enlarging the same or joining a number ofnozzles together a washer can be formed for washing any number of filmsdesired at one time.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, I provide a nozzle with a pivotedlever J carrying pins K which are adapted to pass through the openingsof the film clamp for securing the same, and it will be seen that bythis construction it will be only necessary to throw the lever up anddown in order to secure a film, or release the same.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided afilm washer in the form of a nozzle having an outlet in which the filmis adapted to be secured, and an inlet to which a watersupply pipe isconnected for supplying the water for washing the film.

What I claim is t v 1. A photographic film washer compris- I ing anozzle having a supply pipe connected thereto, saidnozzle beingprovidedwith a slot having its edges providedwith dependmg flangesadapted to receive a film. and

g imam means for securing zil 'm between saic? flange 2. A photographicfilm masher comprising a cylindrical body 11111 j a iangitudinzzl slotprovided with z ending flanges having oppositely disposed cpenin 1,members extending through said openings for securing formed on said ba dA supply pipaconnected s- Witnessesf E. E1. GPJME WM. A

Gapies of this naient may be eb'tainefi for five cents each, byadiiressit-lgg Washingozz, 3.

